{"id":158336,"date":"2021-12-02T13:35:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T18:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=158336"},"modified":"2021-12-03T18:27:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T23:27:11","slug":"tyler-lepley-talks-new-role-in-prime-video-series-harlem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/tyler-lepley-talks-new-role-in-prime-video-series-harlem\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Lepley talks new role in Prime Video series &#8216;Harlem&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>blackfilm.com correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/author\/koku-tona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koku Tona<\/a> sat with Tyler Lepley as he talks his new role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-Video\/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=2858778011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prime Video<\/a> series &#8216;Harlem&#8217;. He talks the development of his character, working opposite Meagan Good, and more! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Harlem&#8217; premieres Friday, December 3rd, 2021 on Prime Video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the interview and let us know what you think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6fqCQRG3Kfo?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/6fqCQRG3Kfo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tyler Lepley talks new role in Prime Video series &#8216;Harlem&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT &#8216;HARLEM&#8217;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The series stars Meagan Good as \u201cCamille,\u201d Grace Byers as \u201cQuinn,\u201d Shoniqua Shandai as \u201cAngie,\u201d Jerrie Johnson as \u201cTye,\u201d and Tyler Lepley as \u201cIan.\u201d Additional recurring guest stars include Whoopi Goldberg as \u201cDr. Elise Pruitt,\u201d Jasmine Guy as \u201cPatricia,\u201d Andrea Martin as \u201cRobin,\u201d Robert Ri\u2019chard as \u201cShawn,\u201d Juani Feliz as \u201cIsabela,\u201d Kate Rockwell as \u201cAna,\u201d and Sullivan Jones as \u201cJameson.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HRLM_S1_102_200212_SHASAR_0836RC_thumb-2.jpg\" alt=\"Tyler Lepley talks new role in Prime Video series 'Harlem'\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-158338\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;HARLEM&#8217; SYNOPSIS <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/HRLM__27x40_PRE_JADE_PURPLE_BROWN_FINAL_HiRes_thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-158340\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Created, written, and executive produced by Oliver, Harlem is a new comedy following four stylish and ambitious best girlfriends in Harlem, New York City, the mecca of Black culture in America. 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He talks the development of his character, working opposite Meagan Good, and more! &#8216;Harlem&#8217; premieres Friday, December 3rd, 2021 on Prime Video. Check out the interview and let us know what you think! 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